The Unanimous Hour

This episode the conversational waters ran overhand were so good that I had to cleave the baby in two. My old friend and bandmate Spen Syndrome (The Shivering/Bullets In/Stockholm Syndrome) drops in the stream to celebrate the majesty of Lay Yr'self Aside. Then Conner Habib, from the deeply esoteric and undeniably human  Against Everyone podcast and author of Hawk Mountain beams in from Ireland to drop some serious mystic science on us. Take with water.

This episode Robbie Judkins (Left Hand Cuts Off The Right/Radio Host) and I plumb the depths of the mystery that is Hear The Children Sing. Check out his special radio show on Lungfish fans called Feral Hymns on mix cloud!

On today's show, my sole guest, Glenn Donaldson( The Reds, Pinks, and Purples), and I discuss the labyrinth that is Fearfully and Wonderfully, as well as Glenn's love for all things Lungfish. 

This world is a strange place to say the least. On this episode Greg Polard (Where It Went, Something To Du) and I rap rhapsodic about the track This World. After that, we present part two of my conversation with Joe Lally (Fugazi, Messthetics). Lots of mystery and magic to be had for all!

This episode is the opening of the door on one of, if not the, towering masterpiece albums of the band's catalog. Love is love, indeed. Join me and Scott Sheridan as we turn over the multi-faceted jewel of a first track on the album of the same name. Later in the show Joe Lally (Fugazi/Messthetics) joins the conversation/congregation. Shows like this one are why I love about doing this work.

With this episode,  we come to the end of the first official Lungfish album on Dischord. A song that foreshadows much of what's to come for this project. Yah Soon joins me once again to wade into the deep end of this track. Then Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church/Self Defense Family) joins us to continue our discussion about Higg's seemingly effortless command of language, Ray Cappo and many philosophical threads in between....

Beware! You are about to enter into a stream of conversation about perhaps one of the heaviest, deepest and darkest of early Lungfish tracks. By all accounts, their first epic composition. Dan Shaw, of the band Landowner, returns to take this beast on and try and make sense of the mental carnage this song delivers. Then  author/comic book writer/musician/podcaster Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church/Self Defense Family) joins me to plumb the depths of Lungfish obsession. I admit I'm afraid,....

And we're back,...sorry for the slight pause/in-breath, but the show is definitely back and better than ever. Lots of exciting things on the horizon. Today's show was a fun one. First we deep dive two tracks with Jon Evans and the evolution of his Lungfish journey. Then we talk to the ridiculously prolific and talented mystic artist/musician Arrington De Dionyso. Please look up his work (both as a solo artist and as leader of the powerful Old Time Relijun) on band camp! 

Seth Lorinczi returns! Sarah Hennies discusses persistence of vision and her reluctance to fully appreciate Kissing! Things quickly go ff the rails and into the unknown!

This episode I talk with Eric Oldman about the hidden mystery inside the Lungfish track Samuel, then X-ray the author and musician, Seth Lorinczi's skull ( to plumb the depths of his intelligence and insight, as well as wiretap his memories to excavate some truly unexpected Lungfish tales). Ingest this lying on your back in a dark room...

"I took one look at her tattered shoes/I offered her mine but she refused/She said - I want these cuts on my feet, man/gotta become sensitive as I can"Another episode in the can and another chapter in the eternal book. This one got quite personal for all involved (always a good thing, in my opinion, sharing what's under the skin). This show we talk about the track Descender with Jason Sheffey, who grew up in Baltimore and currently works with getting the homeless in Portland the help they need. Then we continue our conversation with the enthusiastic, ridiculously articulate Chris Richards (QandNotU/TKEcho/Washington Post). Tune into the Broadcast........

The Broadcast will remain...On today's show Colin Bane returns to do the autopsy on the track Broadcast and Chris Richards (Q and Not U/The Washington Post) drops some serious depth and knowledge on us. This is an episode not to be missed!

Strap yourselves in, its time for a new episode and a new album to excavate and do the exegesis thing on. This episode my old friend, the deeply creative as well as deftly articulate Ken Smallwood, joins the show to discuss Friend to Friend In Endtime with me. As usual, it's a conversation with many twists and turns and an insightful unfolding of the song, in a direction I would not have anticipated. Afterward, the legendary and masterful recording engineer, Don Zientara, drops by to tell some great stories about his days recording the band. Enjoy.

Have to admit, it's with a taste of sorrow that I release this episode. It's the last show covering the last album by the force of nature referred to as Lungfish. Not that there's not a handful of other albums to talk about in their catalog. There's just something so poignant and intimate about this release. At least I've got good company to say goodbye to this record with. Drew Lichtenberg is a theater worker, writer and professor. He's also a very warm guy and good friend, always up for a dive into the deepest waters of conversation. It was a pleasure having him on. Hope you enjoy. 

"Sing" is a perfectly fitting track to be released on Easter Sunday, a day of Resurrection and renewal, the morning after the pink moon of death and shedding unworthy things. To accompany me this week for the exegesis is returning guest, Seldom Careful from the UK. After that, be a fly on the wall for the second part of my conversation with Tim Kinsella. Sing a vow to keep song. 

At times like these, when the outside world seems inside out, there's only one way out and that's the way out. Take it from Higgs and co. This episode Yah Soon and I  peel back the surface layer of so-called 'reality" and do the bibliomancy on the track Way-Out Is The Way Out. Then we dive into the stream of conversation with Tim Kinsella (Cap N' Jazz/Joan Of Arc/Good F@ck) about his journey with the band's music and message. Contact the show on Instagram or at unanimoushourpod@gmail.com

2022 is a strange year...already. No better soundtrack to strange transformational times than the interdimensional Lungfish. On this episode, we speak with beekeeper/tattoo artist/musician and all around deep thinker, Yah Soon, about the track Invert The State. We also begin to get into Way Out, but will continue that conversation next episode. We also resume our conversation with Lungfish tour manager, Paul Hutzler. Come on in, the water's fine. It's always midstream, no matter where you enter.

A new year brings many things. This year will hopefully bring more episodes and less dis-ease. The opening one for the year is strong medicine. My guest, Paul Hutzler, spent a lot of time on the road with Lungfish and is one of the inner circle of the band. His spirit is large and his heart open, his stories riveting and his insight rare. Also on the show, for the second consecutive exegesis of You Are The War, is Brian Benke. He brings a mystical Christian perspective to the track at hand and adds much to the mystery. Reach out with you opinions to unanimoushourpod@gmail.com and be sure to subscribe and review! Blessings to you.

Take a breath and enter the war. Today I'm joined by Julie Napolin (Meridians) to unearth the relics of meaning from the track You Are the War. This song is utterly epic, as was our conversation. Later Amy Pickering drops by for part two of our Lungfish conversation. I'm really proud of this one and honored to be able to offer these meditations on what this group mind/band mean to me and those I talk with. In peace and war...

OK folks, it's  time to dive into the stellar and atomic worlds or the Lungfish instrumental music. My guest Geff Cassuto did a great job breaking down what makes Lungfish minus vocals still so powerful and transdimensional. It was also deeply rewarding to converse with Amy Pickering (Fire Party/Dischord), who fans might recall lent some brain melting vocals to the track Pray For the Living. You can reach the show at unanimoushourpod@gmail.com

Don't let this weeks lo-fi audio deter you, it's a banger and a philosophic treat! Joining me to talk music, tattooing, painting and of course Wailing is tattoo shaman Steve Byrne. It's a far-ranging conversation worth eavesdropping. Feral Hymns producer Tim Green also returns for part two of last episode's interview. If you reside in or near San Francisco, be sure to come to Steve's art show at Atak gallery on  Nov 6th and see his talk, alongside Robert Ryan at Green Apple Books on the 7th. As always, thanks for tuning in to the eternal broadcast.

What a great time...so much fun I had to break the fourth (time) wall and go long for this one. First up, Dan and Josh, from the mighty Landowner, stop by and dissect the immaculate and multilayered track of the day, with great insight and aplomb. Then we talk to Tim Green about producing Feral Hymns. I'm telling you. this one is well worth the ride....

From the birthing songs to the final breaths of the band,..today we start the journey through the final complete work, Feral Hymns! All Creation Bows is the perfect opener as an invocation of the Mystery. Discussing the track with me this show is Jason Shirrone. This episode also features the second part of the Jason Farrell interview. For anyone who somehow isn't familiar with him, he played guitar in Swiz, Blue Tip, Red Hare and many other great bands, as well as did the lion's share of the graphics for Dischord Records throughout the 90's. This meant he did most all of the classic Lungfish albums. If you enjoy the episode, put your head to mine at unanimoushourpod@gmail.com or at unanimous hour pod on instagram. Much gratitude for listening.

Family is important, community is important, a congregation is important. All these aggregates  of union find a Technicolor uneasy home in the world of the song "Fambly" by Lungfish. These concepts merge and mutate with a yearning for transcendence, suited in armor for an unnamed war. The last track on Lungfish's debut closes the circuit and plants the seed for what will follow. Your host, Brian Gathy, who is today joined by renaissance man, Anthony Sylvester, will utilize both the linguistic telescope and microscope to understand and pontificate on Fambly. 

"Nothing is easy", truer words I haven't heard, especially after the last year in this fallen world.  But that is only the beginning of the story. Join me as I attempt to lift the veil and peep with squinted eyes at the beatific mystery behind this song. Joining me on this adventure are Jason Farrell (graphic designer of all the Lungfish album covers) and author (In On The Killtaker)/superfan Joe Gross. 

After a brief incubation, the show returns...with part two of our conversation with Lungfish bassist Nathan Bell and a talk about the track Devilhead with Dr Michael Juengel. 

Welcome back, back to the beginning of time and in this song's case, the beginning of Christianity and mass murder. Just another day in Lungfish lore. Sonny Kay (Angel Hair/VSS/Savalas/Mind Rider) stops by to partake in the exegesis of Parthogenesis. Then Nathan Bell speaks about the open mystery of Lungfish's vibratory magic and his time in the service thereof. Contact the pod at unanimoushourpod@gmail.com or find us on Instagram.

The hour finds us unassuming and shaking sleep from our eyes. Lawrence Bertoldi, producer of Necklace Of Heads, joins us for part two of our conversation about that time and that place and the sound artifacts that were preserved. And friend of the show, Seldom Careful carefully undresses the track Not Only Long Ride Too High in a skillful and generous manner. Join us for this leg of the journey. "We'll resonate in reply"..

Episode three explores the minimal and visceral world of Ain't No Color. There's, as usual, a lot under the surface that invites excavation. Necklace Of Heads producer Lawrence Bertoldi joins us to join heads about the sessions he had capturing the newly birthed Lungfish group mind. Also, Scott Myers joins the exegesis of the track of the day. Drop me a psychic message at unanimoushourpod@gmail.com

As we pick up momentum, the ride's sure to get bumpy. make sure you've put your halo on, my friend. This episode we share part two of our interview with the sweetest nihilist you're likely to meet, Mr Mitchell Feldstein. Not only is the man who held the responsibility of keeping the eternal cosmic pulse of the band, but he's also a very gifted poet and storyteller. Before his interview, we speak with AmberInn/Wet The Rope vocalist, Scott Torguson, about his deep appreciation of the Lungfish mythos as well as take a meditative breath into the second track on Necklace of Heads. Step right in, the service is about to begin,...

"Points of light", with these words Daniel Higgs creates the Big Bang of the Lungfish Multiverse. Join me for a journey through the wild, winding catalog of the most mysterious and mystically minded band to come out of the Dischord catalog. On today's episode we are joined by Colin Bane to examine the first song on the first release. There's a lot to sink your teeth into with this one. It almost functions as a fractal of the whole body of work. We also talk the heartbeat of the band, drummer Mitchell Feldstein. This is part one of a two part interview with the man. The Unanimous Hour is upon us,....